Ned Donovan

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Actor • Singer • Producer • Cast Member / EP on Encounter Party • Head of Fiction Podcasts at the New Jersey WebFest • Big Fan o’ Cheese
My Websitehttps://neddonovan.com
Medium Articleshttps://neddonovan.medium.com
D&D Podcast - Encounter Partyhttps://link.chtbl.com/LetsGetThisPartyStarted
First Film Festival for Fiction Podcastshttps://filmfreeway.com/NJWebFest

This time of year is hard for me, for a multitude of reasons. It's often hard for me to remember the parts that are great, too. Often writing is the best way I know how to work through those thoughts.

https://neddonovan.medium.com/when-christmas-changes-a-story-of-loss-love-and-new-traditions-c45e127fe648

#Christmas #Grieving #tradition #family

When Christmas Changes: A Story of Loss, Love, and New Traditions

Holidays are often defined by tradition. How do you make space for new ones if you cling to the ones that have passed? The holidays have a way of sneaking up on you. One day you’re going about your…

Medium

This resonates with me as a person who can't have biological children but has always wanted to be a father. My wife and I are beginning an adoption journey but I often think about those I view as parental figures. My parents are only part of the list.

https://lifewithoutchildren.com/every-one-of-us-is-a-unique-work-of-art-whether-we-have-kids-or-not-c9a0abe3204c?sk=v2%2Fcdf57ed0-d1a1-4f7d-961e-3377cd1a0bdd

Every One of Us Is A Unique Work of Art — Whether We Have Kids or Not

We can be childfree; usually a choice or often described as a default state (“I knew I’d never have kids” for example). When I think about my own category of childlessness, I never quite fit in any…

Life Without Children

Me and Harry Aspinwall went through some things today playing this BEAUTIFUL RPG by Elliot Davis.

If The Time We Have isn’t on your list yet, you should fix that, asap.

Y’all. Not enough people are talking about Colman Domingo on the Warriors concept album. Jesus Christ he’s so goddamn good.

https://music.apple.com/us/album/still-breathin/1769091603?i=1769091760

Still Breathin' by Colman Domingo & Aneesa Folds on Apple Music

Song · 2024 · Duration 2:52

Apple Music - Web Player

When you’re spending a couple weeks living outside the city for some holiday shenanigans but you have to go back in for some audition appointments anyways…coffee on the ~2hr commuter train at 630am.

Thanks to Gotham FC for keeping my head warm this slushy sleety morning.

My wife bought me a gift and they’re an affront to god. They might be the scariest thing I’ve ever seen. I love them.

I memorize things by handwriting them. I have a *long* monologue to memorize tonight. My hand is cramping. So I'm trying new pencil-holding techniques.

Y'all. Handwriting is crazy. One small adjustment and my hand immediately stops cramping but my legibility takes a steep dive

As you can see, Jeff and I talk about the real stuff

#Balatro

Goddamn it I *love* musical theatre.

This post is absolutely about Wicked.

I shall see it many more times.

Are people out here just genuinely hating their spouses? That amount of people who seem surprised that I am excited for them to meet my wife is honestly concerning. She’s the goddamned best. Obviously. Y'all should meet her.